Spring-wheel.



U. G. WEIDMAN.

SPRING WHEEL'.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. s, 1911.

1,039,857. Patented 001;. 1, 19,12.

.- Hamidman,

U. GRANT WEIDMAN, OF KNIGTSTOWN, INDIANA. v

sienne-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.v

vrammed ocai, 1912;

application nieroctober 3, 191i. serial no. 652,541.

To all whom it may cof/were.:

Be it known that'I, U. GRANT WEIDMAN, a citizen of the United 'Sta-tes, residing at Knightstown, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Wheels, I

' of which the following 1sv a specification, ref# I, erence being had to the accompanying.

device drawings.v

`'This invention relates to .spring wheels ,for vehicles such as automobiles and heavy trucks .and has for its object toprovid'e a of this character which combines great'strength andidurability with a high degree of elasticity.

Another object lof the `invention is to provide a spring wheel having inner and outer rims, means .for easily,

quickly' and securely att-aching vthe inner rim to the felly of theI wheel and a plurality of cushioning devices arranged between andsecured'to said inner and outer rims and including means for preventing relative transverse movement of the wheel rims. i.

. With these and other objects in View, the

' invention consists of the novel features' of construction and the .combination and A.arrangement of arts hereinafter -full 4de-I scribed and claimed, andillustrated' in the accompanying drawings, in which-e Figure 1 is a side elevationl of av wheel embodying my improvement;Fig. 2 is aseotiontaken on the Fig. 3 is a section taken on the l-ine 3-3 of Fig.` 1.

lReferring -in detail to. designates the ,h telly4 thereoiwhich is connected to the hub by means of the radial spokes 7.- The. rimv 6 of the 'wheelis provided with a peripheral groove or channe Sito receive thel inner wheel lrim. 9. This4 wheel rim consists of a steel band the ends 'of which are angu the drawing 5 5 larly disposed as `indicated at 10 and pro-' vided with apertures 'to receivethe fastening bolts 11. Thev outer rim 12 of the wheelalso consists of an annular wheel band orring, the ends of which are lapped as indicated atv 13v and :rigidly secured together by means ofthe bolts yifi. j n A In' the use of the Wheel on li the outer rim would preferably with a a solid rubbertread as indicated at 15. The outer/rim of the wheel is heldin concentric spaced'relation to the innerrim and fellyoi ht' vehicles line 2-2 of Fig. 1; andi b of the wheel .andthel e provided' circumferential channel to receive vplates is secured spring platesV 16, the end.portions of which are disposed. in parallel. relation and arranged upon the opposed 'fa-ces of the inner and outer rims. lThe extremities of these plates are flanged as shown at 16" and are adapted to .limit the compression vot saidspring plates.

vto the outer end of the wheel by means of the bolts 17 and the other end ofthe plate is secured'to the inner rim by a pair ol'bolts 18 respectively being 'bolts to rigidly secure tween the rims. Upon the usual iron rim 19 extend around endsdisposed against tli-reade'iily upon said the springv plates bethe telly of the wheel is' arranged and clips the inner 'face of this rim. The'securi'ng bolts 18 extend through .upon the ends of the fastening alined apertures Vin the inner rim 9 of the tire andthe wheel riin- 6 and through' the ends of the clips to rigidly secure the saine about the felly whereby said inner wheel rim is securely held in thel channel of the metallic rim 6. i j

In order to lsecure' a greater' degree of elasticity in the wheel, I provide the heavy coil springs 21, said'springs being disposed bet-weenthe par plates 16 and having their. ends engaged 18 respectively. It will be reference to Fig.4 3 of. the springs observed upon drawings that 21, which are arranged between the endsof adjacent spring plates 16, have their inner ends disposed'about the bolts 18 upon opposite sides of the transverse center of the wheelrinl so that they serve to centralize the outer rimy withrespect to the inner rim and prevent itsrelati-ve transverse movement.

thought thatv the x From the foregoing it is construction and-manner of operation of my improved wheelwill be-'fully understood.

' The device is extremely strong and durable and. 'may be easily.- and quickly arranged upon the telly ofthe wheel. The inwardly disposed endsofthe' spring plates 16 preventthe end yportions Aof the plate -from being brought -too'close together Vand eliminates liability of breaking the spring platesV at their intermediate port-ions and or'A placing too great a pressure upon the inclined coil springs 21. By providing Ithese latter sprin a .greatamount of resi iency is securedgsin the rim ofsthe wheel. enabled to dispensel with the usualpneuallel portions or' the spring vI ainthusy the wheel by means of a plurality of bowed n inwardly l One end of each of the 18, suitable nuts 17` and A the felly and have their I bolts 17' and Y matic tire which is commonly employed and is subject to puncture thus necessitating continual repairl and additional expense. The inner and outer Wheels of t-he rim are preferably constructed of heavy steel plate, though it Will be understood that they may also be formed of iron or other metal, if desired.

Vhile'I have shown and described the preferred form and construction of the various parts7 it will be understood that the device is susceptible of a great many minor modications Without departing from the essential feature or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is:

The combination with a Wheel including a felly and an annular metallic band secured upon said felly having a peripheral channel, of inner and outer rims normally arranged in spaced concentric relation7 said inner rim being seated in the channel of said band, a pluralitv of cushioning members arranged between said inner and outer rims, securing clips extending around said felly, and fastening bolts securing the cushioning members to the inner rim and dis posed through alined apertures in the rim, the band and said clips.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

U. GRANT VEIDMAN. 'Witnesses M. C. LYDDANE, Guo. S. LIVINGSTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

